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Jonangpa exemplars, he founded the Jonang Foundation, an international nonprofit that preserves and promotes research on the Jonang order of Tibetan Buddhism.

Guidance Instructions of the Jonang. Translated by Michael R. Sheehy (Ngedon Tenzin Dargyay). © All rights reserved. Jonang Foundation (www.jonangfoundation.org)

Tsen Khawoche and included in the One Hundred and Eight Instructions of the Jonang (Jo nang khrid brgya), that was edited together by Kunga Drolchok. If reports

In the history of the Jonang tradition Tāranātha is second in importance only to Dölpopa himself. He was responsible for the Jonang renaissance in U-Tsang

abyss—reveal a rift at the foundation of Buddhist metaphysics.       This essay probes the discourses of other-emptiness in the Jonang (jo nang) and Nyingma

(4) lying. More on this item Close Michael Sheehy Tāranātha Source Jonang Foundation Add a verse Topics Zhentong Gzhan stong snying po TA ra nA tha Email

the four, which is synonymous with other-emptiness as represented by the Jonang tradition. Adarsha Buddhist Digital Resource Center More on this item Close

the Threefold Nature of Reality." Translated by Michael R. Sheehy. Jonang Foundation’s Digital Library, n.d. Dölpopa Sherab Gyaltsen 1292 ~ 1361 As a basic

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

the Threefold Nature of Reality." Translated by Michael R. Sheehy. Jonang Foundation’s Digital Library, n.d. Gö Lotsāwa Zhönu Pal 1392 ~ 1481 Gö Lotsāwa

Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, July 31, 2021. Video, 1:21:34. https://youtu.be/xC06_wvq_cI. Tsadra Foundation. "Buddha-Nature Event:

Other-Emptiness in the Jonang School: The Theo-logic of Buddhist Dualism In this essay I aim to clarify the meaning of other-emptiness in the Jonang (jo nang) tradition

Tibetan School Jonang Jonang ཇོ་ནང་ Basic Meaning The Jonang tradition was established by Dölpopa Sherab Gyaltsen, a thirteenth-century Sakya monk famous

Khyentse Foundation Prize For Outstanding Buddhist Translation. Video Celebrating Buddha-Nature On September 19, 2020, the Tsadra Foundation celebrated

abyss—reveal a rift at the foundation of Buddhist metaphysics.       This essay probes the discourses of other-emptiness in the Jonang (jo nang) and Nyingma

Perman of Tsadra Foundation. Ringu Tulku. “Ringu Tulku Interview on Buddha-Nature.” Interview by Marcus Perman. Produced by Tsadra Foundation Research Department

abyss—reveal a rift at the foundation of Buddhist metaphysics.       This essay probes the discourses of other-emptiness in the Jonang (jo nang) and Nyingma

Geshe Drime Ozer on Buddha-Nature in Jonang Tradition - 6 of 22 Video Video Previous Video 2023 Buddha-Nature Conference Kathmandu Next Video དཔལ་ཇོ་ན

Padmakara Translation Group, was a Tsadra Foundation Fellow from 2001-2014, and was awarded the 2016 Khyentse Foundation Fellowship. In 2009, when 84000 first

Lopen Dawa Zangpo on Buddha-Nature in Jonang and Nine Characteristics - 12 of 22 Video Video Previous Video 2023 Buddha-Nature Conference Kathmandu Next

Padmakara Translation Group, was a Tsadra Foundation Fellow from 2001-2014, and was awarded the 2016 Khyentse Foundation Fellowship. In 2009, when 84000 first

Buddha-Nature Theory: The Literature and Traditions." Buddha-Nature: A Tsadra Foundation Initiative, October 9, 2019. https://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.ph

terminology of other-emptiness (gzhan stong) Madhyamaka with an emphasis on the Jonang perspective developed by Dölpopa. Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bsdus don

pham rgya mtsho;Two Truths;Provisional or definitive;Yogācāra;Madhyamaka;Jonang;gzhan stong;rang stong;śūnyatā;Bde gshegs snying po'i stong thun chen mo

abyss—reveal a rift at the foundation of Buddhist metaphysics.       This essay probes the discourses of other-emptiness in the Jonang (jo nang) and Nyingma

In particular his presentation is focused on Gorampa's refutation of the Jonang view of buddha-nature, as represented by the writings of Dolpopa and his

Buddhism;tathāgatagarbha;gzhan stong;Dol po pa;Tsong kha pa;ālayavijñāna;Madhyamaka;Jonang;Geluk;Yogācāra;William Magee Book An Early Tibetan Survey of Buddhist Literature

Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to

on Buddha-Nature with Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, July 31, 2021. Video, 1:21:34. https://youtu.be/xC06_wvq_cI

Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department. Video, 57:10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcSnACTyB9M.; Key Terms/Jonang Presentation Geshe Ngawang

reality disclosed through meditation, lack any ontic or epistemic essence or foundation that the mind can lay hold of. Finally, as a champion of Madhyamaka, i

synonymous with other-emptiness as represented by the Jonang tradition. Gzhan stong snying po;Third Turning;Jonang;Zhentong;Meditative Tradition;Error: no local

Buddha-Nature Theory: The Literature and Traditions." Buddha-Nature: A Tsadra Foundation Initiative, October 9, 2019. https://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.ph

with traditions that maintain buddhanature as truly real and not empty (Jonang), traditions that hold buddhanature to be simply the mind's absence of true

reality disclosed through meditation, lack any ontic or epistemic essence or foundation that the mind can lay hold of. Finally, as a champion of Madhyamaka, i

Perman of Tsadra Foundation. Ringu Tulku. “Ringu Tulku Interview on Buddha-Nature.” Interview by Marcus Perman. Produced by Tsadra Foundation Research Department

studies of the foundational scriptures and commentaries, and are examining the history and literature of the doctrine. In July 2019 Tsadra Foundation partnered

on Buddha-Nature with Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, July 31, 2021. Video, 1:21:34. https://youtu.be/xC06_wvq_cI

Citation: Gardner, Alex. "On the Ratnagotravibhāga." Buddha-Nature: A Tsadra Foundation Initiative, September 12, 2018. https://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index

Move to Jonang 15 4. Raising Mount Meru and Revealing the Shentong View 19 5. The Initial Reception of the Shentong Teachings 22 6. The New Jonang Translation

theg dman; theg pa dman pa; Hīnayāna Sanskrit Noun Jonang Jonang ཇོ་ནང་ Basic Meaning: The Jonang tradition was established by Dölpopa Sherab Gyaltsen

Tsoknyi Gyatso sought to harmonize the orthodox perspective of his own (Jonang) tradition on this subject with that of the Gelukpas. Empty of True Existence

studies of the foundational scriptures and commentaries, and are examining the history and literature of the doctrine. In July 2019 Tsadra Foundation partnered

Chökyi Wangchug, and (5) Yarlung Lotsāwa Tragba Gyaltsen (1242–1346). (6) Jonang Lotsāwa Lodrö Bal (1299/1300–1353/1355) translated only the Uttaratantra

wrote his GISM at the main seat of the Jonang lineage in Dzamtang after having received teachings from the Jonang lineage holder Ngawang Chöpel Gyatso (c

In particular his presentation is focused on Gorampa's refutation of the Jonang view of buddha-nature, as represented by the writings of Dolpopa and his

Kālacakra sixfold yoga. As we find in Dol po pa’s writings, as well as by later Jonang authors, these expressions of tathāgatagarbha are observable and experiential

on Buddha-Nature with Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, Aug 27, 2022. Video, 6:41. https://www.youtube.com/watch

Lodrö Taye's Commentary Illuminating "The Profound Principles." Tsadra Foundation Series. Boston: Snow Lion Publications, 2015. Callahan, Elizabeth M.,

Perman of Tsadra Foundation. Ringu Tulku. “Ringu Tulku Interview on Buddha-Nature.” Interview by Marcus Perman. Produced by Tsadra Foundation Research Department

years of travel restriction by the Chinese government. He was a Tsadra Foundation fellow from 2003–2015. He is currently an independent scholar and translator

Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to

Madhyamaka is utilized in different contexts depending on the tradition. In the Jonang tradition, it generally refers to the Zhentong Madhyamaka philosophy as

Mikyö Dorje(1038 - 1117)  Born in: Lato (la stod), near Mt. Kailash The Jonang tradition would ultimately place Yumo as a key link in the Tibetan Kālacakra

on Buddha-Nature with Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, July 31, 2021. Video, 10:03. https://youtu.be/yj6k07_8gIU

monastic city in southern Amdo that is the primary institutional base of the Jonang school, this work by the famed Kagyu scholar Jamgön Kongtrul is characterized

cultivation of non-conceptual wisdom, which is taken as the cause or the foundation of āśrayaparivŗtti in the DhDhV. Based on Sahajavajra's (11th century)

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

In particular his presentation is focused on Gorampa's refutation of the Jonang view of buddha-nature, as represented by the writings of Dolpopa and his

Indian Yogācāra and tathāgatagarbha teachings, providing a scriptural foundation for both buddha-nature theory and the doctrine of original enlightenment

with bringing about a renaissance of the teachings, particularly of the Jonang zhentong, or “other emptiness” view (gzhan stong). Tsewang Norbu had first

Conference, Shechen Monastery, Kathmandu, June 1–3. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department. Video, 57:07. https://youtu.be/gGPwGKD0VFY. Ngawang

translation of his teachings on nonconceptual realization, which is the foundation of Mahamudra meditation. Mathes, Klaus-Dieter. "Maitripa: India's Yogi

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

work considered to be the most definitive philosophical treatise of the Jonang tradition. It became famous as the crucial source for the presentation of

on Buddha-Nature with Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, February 26, 2022. Video, 2:32. https://www.youtube

on Buddha-Nature with Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, February 26, 2022. Video, 2:32. https://www.youtube

Convenor, Tsadra Foundation Marcus Perman, Executive Director, Tsadra Foundation Gwen Witt-Dorring, Office Manager, Tsadra Foundation Khenpo Gyurme Tsultrim

relative impartiality of its presentation, combining the insults to Bon, Jonang and Nyingma one would expected in a work of its time with sympathetic descriptions

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

root teacher was Kunga Pel (kun dga' dpal, 1285-1379), the tenth abbot of Jonang Monastery (jo nang dgon). Sanggye Pel became a prominent teacher in U and

for yogi practitioners. This first part of the Trilogy of Rest sets the foundation for the following two volumes: Finding Rest in Meditation, which focuses

synonymous with other-emptiness as represented by the Jonang tradition. Gzhan stong snying po;Third Turning;Jonang;Zhentong;Meditative Tradition;Tāranātha;ཏཱ་ར་ནཱ་ཐ་;tA

the wheel of Dharma, Gampopa's Jewel Ornament of Liberation, Tāranātha's Jonang teachings, and works by Śākya Chokden, Longchenpa, and Mipam Rinpoche. More

Tsongkhapa, founder of the Gelug school, and Dolpopa, a founding figure of the Jonang school. Distinguishing the Views argues that Dolpopa has fallen into an

and its related concepts in an interview with Marcus Perman of Tsadra Foundation. Elizabeth Callahan Interview on Buddha-Nature;Defining buddha-nature;Mahamudra;tha

layout and design done by the staff of Loden Foundation, which published the book with funding from Tsadra Foundation. Karma Phuntsho. "Lopon Karma Phuntso's

for yogi practitioners. This first part of the Trilogy of Rest sets the foundation for the following two volumes: Finding Rest in Meditation, which focuses

po pa shes rab rgyal mtshan, 1292–1361), the foremost synthesizer of the Jonang (jo nang) School of Tibetan Buddhism. He developed a systematic, distinctive

abyss—reveal a rift at the foundation of Buddhist metaphysics.       This essay probes the discourses of other-emptiness in the Jonang (jo nang) and Nyingma

buddha-nature in Tibetan Buddhism;Ngok Tradition;Tsen Tradition;Kadam;Sakya;Geluk;Jonang;Rngog blo ldan shes rab;Phywa pa chos kyi seng+ge;Sa skya paN+Di ta;Bcom

work considered to be the most definitive philosophical treatise of the Jonang tradition. It became famous as the crucial source for the presentation of

of His Holiness the 17th Karmapa for Europe and the Founder of Karmapa Foundation Europe (www.karmapafoundation.eu). (Source: Bodhicharya.org) Videos: Bodhicharya

Tibet;Doctrine;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Tibetan Buddhism;gzhan stong;Dzogchen;Jonang;Great Madhyamaka;Mi pham rgya mtsho;Dol po pa;TA ra nA tha;ShAkya mchog

Padmakara Translation Group, was a Tsadra Foundation Fellow from 2001-2014, and was awarded the 2016 Khyentse Foundation Fellowship. In 2009, when 84000 first

with traditions that maintain buddhanature as truly real and not empty (Jonang), traditions that hold buddhanature to be simply the mind's absence of true

topics, to contemplate (1) the "nature" of the basic element represents the foundation of the path. This nature is matured or comes to life through (2) its "cause"

Buddha-Nature Theory: The Literature and Traditions." Buddha-Nature: A Tsadra Foundation Initiative, October 9, 2019. https://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.ph

Brunnhölzl, and Alex Gardner. Tsadra Foundation. "Buddha-Nature Event: 19 September 2020." Buddha-Nature: A Tsadra Foundation Initiative. Recorded September

work considered to be the most definitive philosophical treatise of the Jonang tradition. It became famous as the crucial source for the presentation of

Perman of Tsadra Foundation. Brunnhölzl, Karl. “Karl Brunnhölzl Interview on Buddha-Nature” Interview by Marcus Perman. Tsadra Foundation Research Department

and it's related concepts in an interview with Marcus Perman of Tsadra Foundation. Wulstan Fletcher Interview on Buddha-Nature;Wulstan Fletcher Interview

l'empereur Toghon Temour de la dynastie Yuan55 9. Changements de supérieur à Jonang et début du voyage à Lhassa58 10. Enseignements au Tibetn central et retour

groundwork for a methodology of Buddhist studies which would provide a foundation for the skills needed for a critical analysis and interpretation of Buddhist

buddha-nature in Tibetan Buddhism;Ngok Tradition;Tsen Tradition;Kadam;Sakya;Geluk;Jonang;Rngog blo ldan shes rab;Phywa pa chos kyi seng+ge;Sa skya paN+Di ta;Bcom

with traditions that maintain buddhanature as truly real and not empty (Jonang), traditions that hold buddhanature to be simply the mind's absence of true

Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to

Padmakara Translation Group, was a Tsadra Foundation Fellow from 2001-2014, and was awarded the 2016 Khyentse Foundation Fellowship. In 2009, when 84000 first

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

Perman of Tsadra Foundation. Brunnhölzl, Karl. “Karl Brunnhölzl Interview on Buddha-Nature” Interview by Marcus Perman. Tsadra Foundation Research Department

the Tsadra Foundation Research Department. Video, 57:10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcSnACTyB9M.;Geshe Drime Ozer on Buddha-Nature in Jonang Tradition;Jonang;Geshe

Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department. Video, 57:55. https://youtu.be/MEDBfnEFK0g.;Lopen Dawa Zangpo on Buddha-Nature in Jonang and Nine Chara

Padmakara Translation Group, was a Tsadra Foundation Fellow from 2001-2014, and was awarded the 2016 Khyentse Foundation Fellowship. In 2009, when 84000 first

Mahāmeghasūtra differ significantly in their content. Although commentators in the Jonang tradition, including Dol po pa (C13–14th), have sometimes taken the Mahāmeghasūtra

mtsho). Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos legs bshad nyi ma'i 'od zer;Jonang;Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra;Zhentong;Dölpopa Sherab Gya

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

སུང་རྩོམ། The Life and Works of Kyotön Monlam Tsultrim. Bhutan: Loden Foundation, 2023. Phuntsho, Karma, ed. སྐྱོ་སྟོན་སྨོན་ལམ་ཚུལ་ཁྲིམས་ཀྱི་མཛད་རྣམ་དང་གསུང་རྩོམ།

Excellent Exposition). Taipei: The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation, 2000. See Rgyal tshab rje dar ma rin chen. theg pa chen po rgyud bla

Ignorance by Wangchuk Dorje (dbang phyug rdo rje), the Ninth Karmapa. Tsadra Foundation Series. Boulder, CO: Snow Lion Publications, 2019. Callahan, Elizabeth

The 16th IATS Conference, Prague, July 3–9, 2022. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department. Video, 18:48. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr8U2HiLpEE

on Buddha-Nature with Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, December 18, 2021. Video, 6:11. https://www.youtube

Buddha-Nature Conference, Shechen Monastery, Kathmandu. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department. Video, 57:30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z18KEtcFI_o

In particular his presentation is focused on Gorampa's refutation of the Jonang view of buddha-nature, as represented by the writings of Dolpopa and his

with traditions that maintain buddhanature as truly real and not empty (Jonang), traditions that hold buddhanature to be simply the mind's absence of true

inevitability discover the presumed essences that constitute the foundation or grounding of things. In the discourses of both deconstruction and modernity, however

Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to

cultivation of non-conceptual wisdom, which is taken as the cause or the foundation of āśrayaparivŗtti in the DhDhV. Based on Sahajavajra's (11th century)

on Buddha-Nature with Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, December 18, 2021. Video, 8:43. https://www.youtube

Brunnhölzl, and Alex Gardner. Tsadra Foundation. "Buddha-Nature Event: 19 September 2020." Buddha-Nature: A Tsadra Foundation Initiative. Recorded September

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

on Buddha-Nature with Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, July 31, 2021. Video, 1:21:34. https://youtu.be/xC06_wvq_cI

and it's related concepts in an interview with Marcus Perman of Tsadra Foundation. Ringu Tulku Interview on Buddha-Nature;Ringu Tulku Interview on Buddha-Nature;The

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

reality disclosed through meditation, lack any ontic or epistemic essence or foundation that the mind can lay hold of. Finally, as a champion of Madhyamaka, i

published in both the collected works of Kadampa masters and a series of Jonang works. As noted before, Butön is said to have referred to Rinchen Yeshé

Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to

reality disclosed through meditation, lack any ontic or epistemic essence or foundation that the mind can lay hold of. Finally, as a champion of Madhyamaka, i

Buddha-Nature Conference, Shechen Monastery, Kathmandu. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department. Video, 1:02:54. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYCweSM0sX8

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

reality disclosed through meditation, lack any ontic or epistemic essence or foundation that the mind can lay hold of. Finally, as a champion of Madhyamaka, i

mtsho). Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos legs bshad nyi ma'i 'od zer;Jonang;Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra;Zhentong;Error: no local variable

Tsoknyi Gyatso sought to harmonize the orthodox perspective of his own (Jonang) tradition on this subject with that of the Gelukpas. Brambilla, Filippo

;zhentong;Theg mchog shin tu rgyas pa'i dbu ma chen po rnam par nges pa;Jonang;guṇapāramitā;tridharmacakrapravartana;prasajyapratiṣedha;paryudāsaprati

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

Ignorance by Wangchuk Dorje (dbang phyug rdo rje), the Ninth Karmapa. Tsadra Foundation Series. Boulder, CO: Snow Lion Publications, 2019. Callahan, Elizabeth

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

the Trichiliocosmic Painting." Recent Essays. Buddha-Nature: A Tsadra Foundation Initiative, January 21, 2022. https://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.p

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to

instructions on the six-branch yoga of the Kālacakratantra from both Vanaratna and Jonang masters, as well as on "the trilogy of bodhisattva commentaries" from the

own welfare and that of others. As for this "fundamental change," "the foundation" refers to the sugata heart taught in the first chapter, while "its change"

Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to

Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to

pre-doctoral research in Sri Lanka (1973-74) and in Nepal (1975-76), under Ford Foundation and Fulbright-Hayes scholarships respectively. From 1977-83 Dr. Zwilling

"Introduction to the Traditions of Ngok and Tsen." Buddha-Nature: A Tsadra Foundation Initiative, February 28, 2020. https://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.

and its related concepts in an interview with Marcus Perman of Tsadra Foundation. Elizabeth Callahan Interview on Buddha-Nature;Defining buddha-nature;Mahamudra;tha

between the sutras and tantra. It provides an important philosophical foundation for understanding the workings of the buddhist path, particularly for

Buddha-Nature Conference, Shechen Monastery, Kathmandu. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department. Video, 1:02:15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSLj6w_QfHM

Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to

Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to

with traditions that maintain buddhanature as truly real and not empty (Jonang), traditions that hold buddhanature to be simply the mind's absence of true

Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to

Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to

on Buddha-Nature with Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, December 18, 2021. Video, 8:43. https://www.youtube

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

fact, it is our earnest wish that the Tao-teh-king may become one of the foundation stones of American and European Buddhism.       Further introductory notes

The Single Intention” by Dorje Sherab from Asia to France. The German foundation Garchen Stiftung reproduced the precious manuscript in its original size

"Introduction to Dzogchen and Buddha-Nature." Buddha-Nature: A Tsadra Foundation Initiative, July 11, 2019. https://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.php/

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

buddha-nature. This discussion is part of an ongoing series produced by Tsadra Foundation called Conversations on Buddha-Nature. Thupten Jinpa is a former Tibetan

Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to

Celebrating Buddha-Nature Tsadra Foundation. "Buddha-Nature Event: 19 September 2020." Buddha-Nature: A Tsadra Foundation Initiative. Recorded September

(zhentong) by the great Jonang scholar Tāranātha (1575-1635). It remains one of the most important works on zhentong in the Jonang order. Root text was composed

continuum of the all-encompassing foundation – one group of their learned masters gives the name all-encompassing foundation (alaya), or causal everlasting

Buddhism;tathāgatagarbha;gzhan stong;Dol po pa;Tsong kha pa;ālayavijñāna;Madhyamaka;Jonang;Geluk;Yogācāra;William Magee PhD Diss Chen, Shu-hui: Affirmation in Negation:

Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to

992/993–1043?/1072?), transmitting Virūpa’s teachings, which represent the foundation of the Sakya School. Tib. Zhang tshe spong chos kyi bla ma. He was a student

with traditions that maintain buddhanature as truly real and not empty (Jonang), traditions that hold buddhanature to be simply the mind's absence of true

represents the universal foundation of both saṃsāra and nirvāṇa (that the ālaya-consciousness/tathāgatagarbha is such a foundation is in fact stated in the

Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

groundwork for a methodology of Buddhist studies which would provide a foundation for the skills needed for a critical analysis and interpretation of Buddhist

tathāgatagarbha sūtras and sūtras of definitive meaning, obviously stemming from the Jonang tradition (the end of the brief introduction to this collection refers to

Padmakara Translation Group, was a Tsadra Foundation Fellow from 2001-2014, and was awarded the 2016 Khyentse Foundation Fellowship. In 2009, when 84000 first

Doctrine: Tibet's Fundamental Treatise on Other-Emptiness and the Buddha-Matrix;Jonang;gzhan stong;Dol po pa;Dölpopa Sherab Gyaltsen;དོལ་པོ་པ་ཤེས་རབ་རྒྱལ་མཚན་;dol

Tibet;Doctrine;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Tibetan Buddhism;gzhan stong;Dzogchen;Jonang;Great Madhyamaka;Mi pham rgya mtsho;Dol po pa;TA ra nA tha;ShAkya mchog

Karl Brunnhölzl's Buddha-Nature Interview In an interview with the Tsadra Foundation, Karl Brunnhölzl discusses why one might study buddha-nature, the purpose

tradition encompasses a wide body of buddha-nature theory found primarily in the Jonang, Kagyu, and Nyingma traditions, usually, although not always, in some form

synonymous with other-emptiness as represented by the Jonang tradition. Gzhan stong snying po;Third Turning;Jonang;Zhentong;Meditative Tradition;Tāranātha;ཏཱ་ར་ནཱ་ཐ་;tA

"Outline of Western Scholarship on Buddha-Nature." Buddha-Nature: A Tsadra Foundation Initiative, July 16, 2019. https://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.php/

no-first-heading ADD_BODY_CLASS_END Translations Published with Support from Tsadra Foundation Note that most of these publications included funding for the entire project

;zhentong;Theg mchog shin tu rgyas pa'i dbu ma chen po rnam par nges pa;Jonang;guṇapāramitā;tridharmacakrapravartana;prasajyapratiṣedha;paryudāsaprati

common ground shared by sentient beings and Buddhas. This ground is the foundation of the path and inseparable from the goal of Buddhahood. Duckworth probes

teachings of the Jonang lineage and the vital transmission of the collected writings of Dölpopa and Tāranātha have been maintained by the Jonang tradition in

was a leading scholar of Jonang centers in Zamthang in the twentieth century and was considered an incarnation of great Jonang hierarchs such as Dolpopa

well, with separate chapters on the Nyingma, Kadam, Kagyü, Shijé, Sakya, Jonang, Geluk, and Bön schools. Not resting there, Thuken goes on to describe the

tour de force Mountain Doctrine and many other works and he spreads the Jonang tradition and expounds the philosophy of zhentong or "other-emptiness,"

Thus, the advocates of zhentong, the strongest and most notable being the Jonang school which originated in Dolpopa Sherab Gyeltsen, accepted an ultimate

established by Zhiyi (智顗 538–597) using the Lotus Sūtra as his scriptural foundation. As part of his teaching that every moment of thought contains the full

Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to

show how this text is not a mere scholarly document, but an essential foundation for practicing both the sūtrayāna and the vajrayāna and thus making what

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

Convenor, Tsadra Foundation Marcus Perman, Executive Director, Tsadra Foundation Gwen Witt-Dorring, Office Manager, Tsadra Foundation Khenpo Gyurme Tsultrim

groundwork for a methodology of Buddhist studies which would provide a foundation for the skills needed for a critical analysis and interpretation of Buddhist

number of short Tibetan meditation manuals from the Kadampa, Kagyü, and Jonang schools that use the Mahāyānottaratantra as a work to contemplate and realize

studies of the foundational scriptures and commentaries, and are examining the history and literature of the doctrine. In July 2019 Tsadra Foundation partnered

Khyentse Foundation Prize For Outstanding Buddhist Translation. Guest Karl Brunnhölzl Your Host Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho A Tsadra Foundation Event Regular

according to the Jonang lineage is appended to the first of the four texts, indicating that the extant manuscript was passed down in the Jonang tradition.       Yumowa

ADD_BODY_CLASS_BEGIN no-first-heading ADD_BODY_CLASS_END Tsadra Foundation A small gathering after the American Academy of Religion Conference this year

Other-Emptiness in the Jonang School: The Theo-logic of Buddhist Dualism In this essay I aim to clarify the meaning of other-emptiness in the Jonang (jo nang) tradition

Guest Klaus-Dieter Mathes Your Host Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho A Tsadra Foundation Event Regular live interviews with Buddhist practitioners, scholars, and

Guest Professor Dorji Wangchuk Your Host Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho A Tsadra Foundation Event Regular live interviews with Buddhist practitioners, scholars, and

translation of his teachings on nonconceptual realization, which is the foundation of Mahamudra meditation. Learn more about the book here: https://www.shambhala

Tibetan Cultural Library in New York City, which is a project of the Trace Foundation, where he has worked since 1997. He holds an M.A. in Tibetan Studies from

with traditions that maintain buddhanature as truly real and not empty (Jonang), traditions that hold buddhanature to be simply the mind's absence of true

cause" or "basic guidance." On this point, the great venerable one from Jonang says: Nowadays what is known as the Mahāmudrā that is the basic nature Is

हीनयान hīnayāna thekmen 小乘 xiǎo chéng Lesser Vehicle School ཇོ་ནང་ Jonang · Jonang The Jonang tradition was established by Dölpopa Sherab Gyaltsen, a thirteenth-century

concrete beginning, but it does have an end15 Scriptural sources19 Mind, the foundation of everything21 Begin with bodhicitta25 Buddha wisdom, the true nature

Buddha-Nature as an Ethical Foundation Founding Human Rights within Buddhism: Exploring Buddha-Nature as an Ethical Foundation Article IV Articles/Four Steps